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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1974-04-18, Page 1VAU Whptta No. 56Cit3 Il§gbXeres' 0 SALVAGING BELONGINGS — Mike Doyle, left in sweater and hat, unidentified man, and $ome neighbour children look through the wreckage of Mr. Doyle's brother Ted's house trailer Sunday, about an °V hour after the Hibbert tornado blew the trailer and it's 11 occupants fifty feet from a cement foundation into the tree at left. A few, of Ted Doyle's possessions, including a TV set came out of'the tornado unscathed. Three members of the Doyle family suffered back injuries as a result of the incident. Tornode*rips through Hibbert Twp: i': -.. 9dlb 1r '3i�4 l4Ff i Unteer s Clean: q e r ,Yqr t7tWrr ° ' .. l,r u.,1. . . . . . . . . .... ,.• } -list is after or� s A' well organi4ed after the trailer) were destroyed on never know there was a driving wonderful", she added, storm clean-up is well underway Sunday. shed here" said Atfrte Melady The C.W.L. of St. ColumbAn w in Hibbert Township following Mrs. Joe O'Reilly said that ' Wednesday.' Her fat her Ted's Church served a' Hoon ttpettl' m Sunday afternoon's tornado, much of the clean-up would have shed was destroyed Sunday. Wednesday to the-- clean, -up' Hibbert Reeve Ross McPhail to be done by men on foot since "It's been cleaned up to the workers at all the effected farms. estimated that 150 men were in the land was still too soft to allow foundation". Today the area Women ,9 the TownshipWednesday with Mrs. O'Reilly said that 5.0 or 60 Institutes are' planning to take Ate Y machinery on it• Fa niers in 'th.e..-•-•men were expected Wednesday the job of feeding the volunteer;;, tractor's, wagons and trucks stricken area are hop�Iake g to get the p - Y g helping clean up the farms which fields cleared of deis so that and that a carpenter and helpers As .well as an equipment shed were hit hard by the sudden they can safely farm would hopefully start and,a large portion on their barn, Sturm. machinery on the land when constructing new buildings today. the O'Reillys lost most of their "I think we've learned to react Spring planting starts, "The neighbours have been just (Continued on Page 11) faster since the last tornado seven ; 'Ross Boards and nails have been years ago". said Mrsil McPhail, the reeve's wife. "Then blown over a wide area and/yd-,"r "ere stunned for several make the fields dangerous to payle f V m y injure days". The tornado, of 1962, machinery and livestock. exactly seven - years ago Hardware that was scattered The Doyle family, who hospital for a week, Mr. Doyle's vesterdav struck a wider area of about in the 1967 tornado caused were in Ted Doyle's house trailer sister Ellen, a London nurse, was Huron and Perth causing about problems with livestock for years when it was thrown 50 feet by released from the hospital about one million in damage and afterwards, Mrs. Theo. Melady, Sunday's tornado have found the time her brother was destroying about 50 houses and who lives about a mile from the themselves with injuries which admitted. barns. O'Reilly home, said. were not apparent immediately A sister-in-law, Mrs. Josd(iRine Arca - farmers worked Because of the great response aftbr the incident. Doyle of Toronto, received a back Wednesday cleaning 0 debris at of farmers in Hibbert and area, Mr. Doyle, a 64 year old injury which will keep h at the farms of Ted Doyle, Joe the clean-up is preceding quickly, bachelor, entered Seaforth home for four or five weeks. A O'Reilly. Louis McIver and Ted In some areas the destroyed Community Hospital Tuesday niece, Mrs. Margaret Martin of Mclady and others where barns buildings have already been with a back injury. Dr. Roger Detroit had an ankle bone (and Mr. Doyle's $12,000 house levelled and cleaned up. "You'd Whitman said he will be in chipped. A tornado full of -savage fury the living room when we were near the barns were untouched. Mary Smith of Detroit on it plane A 'ripped through a narrow three- pitched forward,' recounted Ellen No cattle were in the barns as Mr, trip to Arizona. had sold the cattle mile strip in the quiet farming Doyle from her hospital bcd later, P Doyle, who planned to leave 'about three weeks ago. `^• . area near St. Columban Sunday She , said six-year-old Kathleen Monday with his sister, Mrs. (Continued on Page 9) afternoon. asked, 'Arc we all going to die?' In its' wake were the demo- fished mobile home of Ted Doyle Dublin, harps Ted Doyle said he looked out the window and saw the L'arn go b :and it!' Huron & of E. Ian's n t + _ of R.R.2 several y we went with p r flattened and •pat-ts- of,,them The$f2.000 trailer was lifted ' ►" scattered aver a wide area, trees' torn apart or ripped out, and a off" its cement foundation and apparently rolled over before. it 1974 budget power blackout affecting, about crashed bottom first about 50 feet meeting, 13,000 Ontario Hydro customers away into a large Manitobain an area extending from west of maple.. which kept it from rolling Tile 1974 budget report of the some recommendations on field w, Stratford to Lake Huron, plus to the northeast. The trailer was a Huron County Education System trips, punting field trips under the < thousands of customers west of pile of twisted wreckage. A will be presented to the Huron microscope. because 'field trip~ Stratford to Kitchener and those television set was later'rembved County Boardfor consideration on scent to be a topic that we re CLEANING UR — Some the about 150 men who The cleanup was fairly well completed by served by local municipal Public unscratched, however- Monda}', April 22. The meeting getting filing up -on'. of Utilities Commissions such as Miraculously, the eleven per- will begin at 7:30 p.m. when the WilfredShurt•ced, vice -Chairman were helping their Hibbert Township neighbours Wednesday afternoon when the frame of the barn at Stratford, . Godcrich, Seaforth, sons inside the trailer escaped Board will meet in committee -of- of the Board, said "Some Schools cleanup after Sunday's "fornado gather up metal right rear was burnt,, bringing out the'Seaforth Fire and, Clinton. serious injury. 'they .vere able to the -whiffle fur: the first hour, scent to be coming with more debr.ts..onJh.e;Ted..Doyl.e.. farm. .W.ed.nes.d,ay..mo.rnj.ng. Department. Like many ether homes on get up themsch•cs or assisted one following which the press will be requests than others for field �. Sunday. Ted Doyle's two-year old another from unlet: chairs and allowed to sit in on the meeting, trips.,, mobile home was tilled with other furnishings. All were taken D. J. Cochrane, Director of Mr. Cochrane said. "in "•„rld Tuckersmith approves Easter I guests. Visiting Mr. - in cars to the Seaforth Community Education, .said at the regular affairs I goes,, we are talking' Doyle, a 64 -year-old bachelor, were his sister Ellen of Condon, Hospital where they were treated for mu multiple bruises and abra- board meeting to Clinton Mondav trustees that would he mailed about a royal commission or it task force." . Vanastra Recreation with Area w h his brother Frank and' his sions, minor lacerations and collies of the budget no laterihan ",I.P.Alcxander ,,aid that he h sister-in-law ,Josephine o1' Turon- brush burns. The only one Thursday so that each will be able believed it was it matter ol'` to, a nephew Martin Smith and his wife Margaret and their five admitted to the Seaforth Hospital was Miss Doyle, a 56 -year-old to study it .and, be prepared to accept or reject it on Monday' ' communications, that when all. things conic: to the surface it is r _ S i m m i n 001 and i n children of Detroit, Vicki, 1,7; registered nurse at St. Mary's next. not what it Scalls. He said that after �1� i c area s planned g p p c Joann, 15; Tim, 12; Michael, 10; Hospital in London. She suffered Mr. Cochrane asked the looking into the matter "I ams and Kathleen, 6. a badly bruised back as well as trustees what their reaction would satisfied••, He said he found "tit A Vanastra Recreation Area sales of $130,000 payable in in other business Council open one as first requested. •'Ted Frank, ,Joe and Margaret other severe bruises- to having a committee of that principals can authorize tips will be formed at Vanastra if the twenty years, Capital appointed Dick Eisler of Goderich Six requests for building were playing cribbage in the The two barns on the farm were trustees, trustees, administration, that do not cost over a certain Ontario Municipal Board will expenditures are expected to be as animal control officer for the permits were approved: Harold p P P PP kitchen and the rest of us were in flatiened, yet two wooden sheds principals and teachers tnakine approve, the project, according to $163,012. A community hall and township effective May 1. Dog Turnbull, Egmondvitle,•a garage; , Tuckersmd ith Council. curling rink (to be used for both tags will be issued as soon as they John Duddy, Vanastra, addition 4 w u• BARN FLATTENED -- This barn on the farm of Ted Doyle near St. Columban was flattened bysunday's tornado. Mr. Doyle and 10 guests were in his house trailer when the storm struck and, carried them, and NO MORE SHED --All that remAlned of this shed on Joe O'Reilly's farm on Sunday about an hour after the tornado struck was this side wall "leaning on a couple of, tractors. Much of the equipment in the shed was safe but Mrs. O'Reilly said Wednesday E)evcn reStdenis presente a petition to members of council at a meeting .Tuesday .night. The petition bears 96 names or 79 per cent -of the names of registered property owners at Vanastra and requests that the Township of Tuckersmith set up the recreation area; The go-ahead was given when Cleave Coombs of Egmondville made the motion to accept the petition and this was seconded by Vince Fowlie of Vanastra. Clerk James McIntosh was authorized to prepare the necessary by-law. Dick Lehnen was spbkesman for the group and outlined the m os•tl skating and curling) ,.will be purchased plus° furnishings and equipment, a picnic pavillion will be erected in the park, a baseball diamond will kc built also a swintnting pool and other expenditures. Mr. Letmrin outlined sources of revenue such as fees levied against those parsons using the pool• the curling rink, playing minor huckev, ' hall rentals. community dances, tuck shop, etc. can be printed. A tile drainage loan request was granted. The assesse4 owners on the Dill Drain met 'again to try and reach an agreement whether to have the drain open or closed. The owners are about evenly divided, with half wanting it open and half closed. Council decided to refer the drain report back to the engineer 'to implement the request of several owners to make it a closed drain instead of an to house; Harold Black, a new house; Robert Watson, Egmondville, a garage; T. Handy. Harpurhev, a garage and Stewart Broadfoot, Brucefield, a sundeck. Passed for payment were hydro accounts for Township shed, $44.37;0 and Egm6n&ille water, $152.14. Council was notified that Huron County Health Unit had approved septic tanks for Brian Kennedy of (Continued on Page 8) the trailer for, 50 feet before landing against a large The by-law will authorize the Manitoba Maple tree. Neighbours and other appointment by council bf volunteers worked this week cleaning up the debris members to tic Community y' at Mr. Doyle's place. (Staff Photo) Centre Board consisting of two members of Tuckersmith Council:. 'titi (reeve plus one other member) ' and five arca residents. The ro w, 4 ± council named the five area dents and the clerk will contact them to see if they will YxeR • u .'.3" •.r' r' accept the appointment. Council members are Reeve Elgir Thompson and Deputy Reev<` Ervin Sillery. The clerk will appf to tht Ministry of Community and Socia Services for grants on the arena. Mas ALViN REGiER GUS EDER hall and pool, estimated at MRS. CirAtR CAMPBELL *; $30,000. "` �'' '' The p titioners have a reed to �supportethe proposed gproject Wi $1000` ' lottery throw h taxes levied (i 2 mills for K , 1474)' against their respective properties and designates Two Seaforth women are was one lucky winner and'heard Gus Eder of Eder s Variety in that wrenches and other tools and things that were in Registered Plans 22 and 23 as the $1.000 richer this week because about her good fortune on TV Brussels also won $1,000. Recreation area. it is estimated they held winning tickets in the 'when the draws were made Mrs. Clair Campbell was also the shed and a barn that was partly destroyed were each owner will pay about $17.40 Olympic Canada Lottery, A Monday night. "My first three the holder of a $1,M0 tieke't still being found on neighbours farms miles away, this year. Brussel's man also won a 51,000 numbers were in the wrong Amazingly enough, Mri. where they had been blown by the storm. Tuckersmith Township will prize. sequence to win the quarter of a Ctimpbeil's- daughter Jean, a (Staff Photos finance the project by debenture Mrs, Alvin Regier of Seaforth million", Mrs. Regter said, (Continued on Page 16)• A